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03/04/2011 |
Study Determining Best Practices to Manage Burcucumber in Corn |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Burcucumber can be one of the most difficult weeds to manage in corn. It can emerge well into the growing season and its vines can spread up to 25 feet and twine around corn plants.
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Martha Filipic |
Mark Loux |
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05/23/2002 |
Study Examines Rural Low-Income Families in Light of Welfare Reform |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As the government debates the details of welfare reform, a national research project sheds light on how rural low-income families fare in the world of work.
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Martha Filipic |
Sharon Seiling |
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09/20/2007 |
Study Looks at Wild Birds' Impact on E. coli Spread on Farms |
WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Ohio State University scientists are using a $1 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant to study the relationship between wild birds and E. coli contamination on farms, in an effort to gather crucial data leading to effective pre-harvest control strategies that would help minimize foodborne illnesses throughout the country.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Jeff LeJeune |
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10/17/2012 |
Study Provides Insight on Residents of Rural Food Deserts |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- "Food deserts" are normally thought of as low-income, blighted urban neighborhoods with little access to fresh, reasonably priced fruits and vegetables. But rural areas, despite their wide-open spaces and fertile farmland, can be food deserts, too.
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Martha Filipic |
Tom Blaine |
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12/07/2009 |
Study Sheds More Light on Managing Soybean Cyst Nematode |
WOOSTER, Ohio – One of the best techniques a farmer can use to manage soybean cyst nematode is to rotate resistant soybean varieties, based on the preliminary findings of a Midwest soybean cyst nematode project. |
Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance |
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10/02/2012 |
Study: An Apple a Day Lowers Level of Blood Chemical Linked to Hardening of the Arteries |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Eating an apple a day might in fact help keep the cardiologist away, new research suggests. In a study of healthy, middle-aged adults, consumption of one apple a day for four weeks lowered by 40 percent blood levels of a substance linked to hardening of the arteries.
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Martha Filipic |
Robert DiSilvestro |
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02/08/2011 |
Study: Consumers Value Safer Food More Than Current Analyses Suggest |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Government regulators could more realistically assess the value of improving food safety if they considered the fact that consumers typically want to avoid getting sick -- even if it means they have to pay a little extra for safer food, researchers say.
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Emily Caldwell |
Brian Roe |
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01/13/2011 |
Study: Inexpensive Cleaners Can Effectively Sanitize Kitchen Surfaces |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- New estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that 1 in 6 Americans gets sick from food-borne illness each year. Consumers can take steps to protect themselves and their families by cleaning and sanitizing kitchen surfaces regularly.
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Martha Filipic |
Lydia Medeiros |
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05/21/2007 |
Study: Spring Floods Good for Handsome Wood Duck |
COLUMBUS, Ohio ââ¬â Springtime flooding by rivers and streams ââ¬â normal and natural but limited now by dams and other flood-control measures ââ¬â helps keep nesting wood ducks safe and lets them successfully raise more young, says a study by scientists in Illinois and Ohio.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Bob Gates |
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06/28/2011 |
Success Uncorked for Ohio’s Wine Industry: Double the Wineries, 4K Jobs, $580M Economic Impact |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Andy Troutman sees the good in a bottle of wine from Ohio. It comes in part from his alma mater, Ohio State University. And it has to do with not just taste but jobs and Ohio’s economy.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Andy Troutman, Imed Dami, Greg Johns |
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08/21/2001 |
Success With New Commodities Promising for Ohio Farmers |
PIKETON, Ohio - Several specialty crops being studied by Ohio State University researchers may prove to be promising new commodities for Ohio farmers.
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Candace Pollock |
Matt Kleinhenz, Myranda Fout |
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05/09/2008 |
Successful Indoor Spawning May Lead to Ohio Baitfish Industry |
PIKETON, Ohio -- Ohio fishing enthusiasts, who bait their lines with imported shiners, may soon be catching that Lake Erie smallmouth bass, walleye or crappie with a native baitfish, spawned and raised for the first time in an indoor environment. |
Candace Pollock |
Geoff Wallat |
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05/25/2012 |
Summer Science Fun for Kids Planned at Columbus 4-H Camps |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A weeklong "Paws, Claws, Feathers and Friends" 4-H day camp and a three-day overnight 4-H "Camp Tech" are planned at Ohio State University's Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center this summer.
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Martha Filipic |
Sally McClaskey |
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11/16/2006 |
Summit Launches Renewable Energy Focus in Ohio |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The vision of a renewable energy-supported Ohio is coming closer to reality with an energy summit on Nov. 20 that launches a state initiative to work towards a more sustainable energy future. |
Candace Pollock |
Matt Roberts |
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10/26/2006 |
Survey Explores Farmers' Opinions of 2007 Farm Bill |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio farmers may have varied opinions regarding polices and issues surrounding the 2007 Farm Bill, but they agree that the continuation of farm programs is important to their overall financial stability, according to an Ohio State University agricultural economic survey. |
Candace Pollock |
Carl Zulauf |
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02/24/2010 |
Survey Explores Farmers' Use of Precision Agriculture Technology |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio farmers have rapidly adopted precision agriculture technology, with about 50 percent of them incorporating at least one component in their production system. But how satisfied are they with the equipment and the results?
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Candace Pollock |
Florien Diekmann, Marv Batte |
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06/04/2008 |
Survey Says Precision Guidance Tops for Ohio Farmers |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Guidance systems, like real-time kinetic (RTK) auto steer, continue to be one of the top precision agriculture components of choice for Ohio farmers, and the most rapidly adopted precision equipment, according to an Ohio State University agricultural economics survey. |
Candace Pollock |
Marv Batte |
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02/02/2005 |
Survey Says: Ohio Consumers Willing to Pay for Organics |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio consumers are willing to pay a premium for organic foods, but such factors as health, food safety, level of organic ingredients and where buyers shop impact just how much, according to a series of Ohio State University Extension surveys. |
Candace Pollock |
Marvin Batte |
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09/07/2006 |
Survey Shows Higher Levels of Concern on Food, Agricultural, Environmental Issues |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohioans' level of concern regarding food and agricultural issues has climbed in the past two years, according to a biannual survey conducted by Ohio State University researchers.
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Martha Filipic |
Jeff Sharp |
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05/05/2010 |
Survey to Explore Farmers' Risk Management Approaches |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Using foliar fungicides on corn in the absence of diseases to potentially improve plant health and protect yield is just one new production management approach of many growers across the Midwest, but the risk impacts are not yet well documented. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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09/30/2011 |
Sustainable Ag's Vision in Ohio: Register by Monday (10/3) for Stinner Summit |
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Registration continues through Monday for Ohio’s fifth annual Stinner Summit, a day devoted to sustainable agriculture and specific new ways to further it. It’s from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Oct. 7 in Toledo.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Megan Shoenfelt |
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01/23/2012 |
Sustainable Agriculture: Ohio State Announces On-farm Research Grant Program |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University’s Sustainable Agriculture Team and Agroecosystems Management Program are now accepting proposals for grants for on-farm research in sustainable agriculture
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Kurt Knebusch |
Megan Shoenfelt, Casey Hoy |
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06/10/2011 |
Sustainable Fish Farming in Ohio? Tour is June 15 |
URBANA, Ohio -- Freshwater Farms of Ohio, the state’s largest indoor fish hatchery, will host a free public tour June 15 as part of the 2011 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Laura Tiu, Dave Smith |
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02/23/2011 |
SW Ohio Produce Safety Education Rescheduled to April 4 |
CLAYTON, Ohio -- OSU's Produce Safety Education Program originally scheduled for March 1 in Clayton near Dayton has been rescheduled to April 4 in the same location.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Ashley Kulhanek |
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10/18/2001 |
Sweet Corn Production and Management Focus of Ohio State Extension Program |
PIKETON -- Growers interested in getting the skinny on sweet corn production --from selecting BT varieties to managing insects to effectively marketing the crop -- will have the opportunity to attend a Sweet Corn School to be held on Nov. 16. |
Candace Pollock |
Mary Donnell |
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01/08/2002 |
Swine Feed Additive A Major Focus at Pork Producer Programs |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A swine feed additive that has been shown to increase growth rate, enhance feed efficiency and improve carcass characteristics will be a major topic of discussion at upcoming Ohio State University Extension pork producer programs.
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Candace Pollock |
Don Levis, Steve Moeller |
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12/20/2006 |
Swine Niche Pork Producer Conference Offered |
BRYAN-MONTPELIER, Ohio -- Pork producers interested in non-traditional pork markets have the opportunity to attend the Swine Niche Pork Producer Conference Jan. 23 at the Ramada Conference Center in Bryan-Montpelier, Ohio. |
Candace Pollock |
Dale Ricker |
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03/08/2010 |
Symposium in April to Explore Carbon Sequestration in Urban Green Spaces |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Americans covet urban green spaces. We manicure golf courses, tend lawns, work the soil for home gardens, create landscaping masterpieces, and turn parks into playgrounds. Yet little is known of the carbon footprint impacts that come with heavy use and intense management. |
Candace Pollock |
Rattan Lal |
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03/25/2010 |
Symposium to Focus on Reponsible Urban Land-Use Management |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – As global populations increase, urban centers are becoming the areas of choice for residents. But with increasing urbanization comes more environmental responsibility for the land. |
Candace Pollock |
Rattan Lal |
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09/27/2005 |
Synergy Key to Farm Science Review Success |
LONDON, Ohio — A cloudy, cool kick-off at Ohio State University's Farm Science Review gave way to a sunny, warm wrap-up, helping to mark another successful year for the agricultural event. |
Candace Pollock |
Chuck Gamble |
